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Global music revenues hit $21.5 Bn in 2019

10/03/2020

Global music revenues hit $21.5 Bn in 2019 with a fifth successive year of growth according to media and technology analysts, MIDiA Research, in a recent blog posting. Global revenues grew by 11.4% in 2019 to reach $21.5 Bn, an increase of $2.2 Bn on 2018. Growth accelerated year on year and this was achieved even though streaming revenue growth slowed. Key trends in 2019 Independent artists make the biggest gains The major record labels […]

Spotify updates Home screen

10/03/2020

Spotify updates Home screen on its mobile and tablet apps to give faster access to your favourites according to a recent blog post from the streamer. Available now, when you open your Spotify mobile or tablet app, you will be greeted with a refreshed user interface that allows you to quickly jump back into familiar content. Simply tap to access the podcast you stream each morning, the playlist you always tune into during your workout, […]

German stream manipulator shut down

05/03/2020

German stream manipulator, Followerschmiede.de, is shut down following the granting of a court injunction to IFPI and BVMI. The injunction is part of a broader effort to prevent ‘fake streams’. The injunction orders Germany-based Followerschmiede.de, which creates ‘plays’ on a digital service provider that do not represent the actual consumption of music by a genuine consumer, to discontinue that activity. This action is the latest development in the global recording industry’s ongoing strategy to tackle […]

Streaming grows 31.2% in Canada in 2019

04/03/2020

Streaming grows 31.2% in Canada in 2019 with total album equivalent audio consumption increasing by 18.1% according to Nielsen. While audio song streams were up, total physical album sales in Canada declined by 23.3% to 10.4m copies in 2019 and digital album sales falling 24.5% to 3.8m units. According to SOCAN, a Canadian performance rights collective, 7.8 million Canadians (22% of the population) subscribe to a streaming music service. Once again the growth in music […]

Spotify Premium Duo comes to Canada, France and Japan

04/03/2020

Spotify Premium Duo comes to Canada, France and Japan following on from its initial pilot rollout in 2019 in Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Latin America. Spotify’s Premium Duo subscription plan is two Premium accounts for couples under one roof which offers the functionality to either listen together or separately. The plan in Canada costs CAD $12.99/month with a 1 month free trial and the plan can be cancelled anytime. The only restriction is that a couple must […]

Local music and Bollywood are Spotify favourites in India

02/03/2020

Local music and Bollywood are Spotify favourites in India according to a recent blog posting celebrating the first 12 months since their launch. There are now more than 6,400 Indian creators using Spotify for Artists and there are listeners from over 2,300 cities tuning into more than 350 curated Indian playlists like New Music Hindi and Punjabi 101. The top three music genres streamed across India are pop, filmi (music from popular Indian movies) and […]

French music industry grows 5.4% in 2019

01/03/2020

French music industry grows 5.4% in 2019 with streaming now making up 59% of sales according to a recent report by SNEP, the French music industry association. After 3 years of modest growth an 18.5% increase in streaming subscriptions helped the industry grow to €772 million in 2019. The number of subscriptions increased significantly (+1.7 million) and crossed the 10% mark for the first time in 2019. Helped by family subscription offers, 9.4 million French people […]